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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
(Book# 759)
Sura:- Ibrahim
Sura: 14
Verses :- 9-12
[ جَاءتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ
To them came their Messengers with clear proofs,]
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اَلَمۡ یَاۡتِکُمۡ نَبَؤُا الَّذِیۡنَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِکُمۡ قَوۡمِ نُوۡحٍ وَّ عَادٍ وَّ ثَمُوۡدَ ۬ؕۛ وَ الَّذِیۡنَ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِہِمۡ ؕۛ لَا یَعۡلَمُہُمۡ اِلَّا اللّٰہُ ؕ جَآءَتۡہُمۡ رُسُلُہُمۡ بِالۡبَیِّنٰتِ فَرَدُّوۡۤا اَیۡدِیَہُمۡ فِیۡۤ اَفۡوَاہِہِمۡ وَ قَالُوۡۤا اِنَّا کَفَرۡنَا بِمَاۤ اُرۡسِلۡتُمۡ بِہٖ وَ اِنَّا لَفِیۡ شَکٍّ مِّمَّا تَدۡعُوۡنَنَاۤ اِلَیۡہِ مُرِیۡبٍ ﴿۹﴾
Has there not reached you the news of those before you – the people of Noah and ‘Aad and Thamud and those after them? No one knows them but Allah . Their messengers brought them clear proofs, but they returned their hands to their mouths and said, “Indeed, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent, and indeed we are, about that to which you invite us, in disquieting doubt.”
قَالَتۡ رُسُلُہُمۡ اَفِی اللّٰہِ شَکٌّ فَاطِرِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الۡاَرۡضِ ؕ یَدۡعُوۡکُمۡ لِیَغۡفِرَ لَکُمۡ مِّنۡ ذُنُوۡبِکُمۡ وَ یُؤَخِّرَکُمۡ اِلٰۤی اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی ؕ قَالُوۡۤا اِنۡ اَنۡتُمۡ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثۡلُنَا ؕ تُرِیۡدُوۡنَ اَنۡ تَصُدُّوۡنَا عَمَّا کَانَ یَعۡبُدُ اٰبَآؤُنَا فَاۡتُوۡنَا بِسُلۡطٰنٍ مُّبِیۡنٍ ﴿۱۰﴾
Their messengers said, “Can there be doubt about Allah, Creator of the heavens and earth? He invites you that He may forgive you of your sins, and He delays your death for a specified term.” They said, “You are not but men like us who wish to avert us from what our fathers were worshipping. So bring us a clear authority.”
قَالَتۡ لَہُمۡ رُسُلُہُمۡ اِنۡ نَّحۡنُ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثۡلُکُمۡ وَ لٰکِنَّ اللّٰہَ یَمُنُّ عَلٰی مَنۡ یَّشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِہٖ ؕ وَ مَا کَانَ لَنَاۤ اَنۡ نَّاۡتِیَکُمۡ بِسُلۡطٰنٍ اِلَّا بِاِذۡنِ اللّٰہِ ؕ وَ عَلَی اللّٰہِ فَلۡیَتَوَکَّلِ الۡمُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ ﴿۱۱﴾
Their messengers said to them, “We are only men like you, but Allah confers favor upon whom He wills of His servants. It has never been for us to bring you evidence except by permission of Allah . And upon Allah let the believers rely.
وَ مَا لَنَاۤ اَلَّا نَتَوَکَّلَ عَلَی اللّٰہِ وَ قَدۡ ہَدٰىنَا سُبُلَنَا ؕ وَ لَنَصۡبِرَنَّ عَلٰی مَاۤ اٰذَیۡتُمُوۡنَا ؕ وَ عَلَی اللّٰہِ فَلۡیَتَوَکَّلِ الۡمُتَوَکِّلُوۡنَ ﴿٪۱۲﴾
And why should we not rely upon Allah while He has guided us to our [good] ways. And we will surely be patient against whatever harm you should cause us. And upon Allah let those who would rely [indeed] rely.”
সুরা: ইব্রাহিম
সুরা:১৪
৯-১২ নং আয়াত:-
English Tafsir:-
Tafsir Ibn Kathir:-
Sura:- Ibrahim
Sura: 14
Verses :- 9-12
جَاءتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ
To them came their Messengers with clear proofs,
Earlier Nations disbelieved in Their Prophets
Allah says:
أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَبَأُ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَالَّذِينَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ لَا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلاَّ اللّهُ
Has not the news reached you, of those before you, the people of Nuh, `Ad, and Thamud, and those after them! None knows them but Allah.
Allah narrated to this Ummah (followers of Muhammad) the stories of the people of Prophet Nuh, `Ad and Thamud, and other ancient nations that belied their Messengers. Only Allah knows the count of these nations,
جَاءتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ
To them came their Messengers with clear proofs,
they brought them evidences and plain, tremendous proofs and signs.
Ibn Ishaq reported that Amr bin Maymun said that Abdullah said about Allah’s statement,
لَا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلااَّ اللّهُ
(None knows them but Allah),
“The genealogists utter lies.”
This is why Urwah bin Az-Zubayr said,
“We did not find anyone who knows the forefathers of Ma`dd bin Adnan.”
Meaning of, “They put Their Hands in Their Mouths”
Allah said next,
فَرَدُّواْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِي أَفْوَاهِهِمْ
but they put their hands in their mouths,
It is said that they pointed to the Messengers’ mouths asking them to stop calling them to Allah, the Exalted and Most Honored.
It is also said that it means, they placed their hands on their mouths in denial of the Messengers.
It was also said that it means that they did not answer the call of the Messengers, or they were biting their hands in rage.
Mujahid, Muhammad bin Ka`b and Qatadah said that;
they belied the Messengers and refuted their call with their mouths.
I (Ibn Kathir) say that Mujahid’s Tafsir is supported by the completion of the narrative,
وَقَالُواْ إِنَّا كَفَرْنَا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِ وَإِنَّا لَفِي شَكٍّ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَنَا إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍ
and said:”Verily, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent, and we are really in grave doubt as to that to which you invite us.”
Al-Awfi reported that Ibn Abbas said,
“When they heard Allah’s Word, they were amazed and placed their hands on their mouths,”
وَقَالُواْ إِنَّا كَفَرْنَا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِ
and said:”Verily, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent.”
They said, We do not believe what you brought us, and have strong doubt in its authenticity.
The Argument between the Prophets and the Disbelievers
Allah says:
قَالَتْ رُسُلُهُمْ
Their Messengers said:
Allah narrates to us the arguments that ensued between the disbelievers and their Messengers. When their nations doubted the Message of worshipping Allah alone without partners, the Messengers said,
أَفِي اللّهِ شَكٌّ
(What!) Can there be a doubt about Allah…
about His Lordship and having the exclusive right to be worshipped alone, being the only Creator of all creatures!
فَاطِرِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالَارْضِ
the Creator of the heavens and the earth!
Verily, none besides Allah is worthy of worship, alone without partners with Him. Most nations were, and still are, affirming the existence of the Creator, but they call upon intermediaries besides Him whom they think will benefit them or bring them closer to Allah.
Their Messengers said to them,
يَدْعُوكُمْ لِيَغْفِرَ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ
He calls you that He may forgive you of your sins, (in the Hereafter),
وَيُوَخِّرَكُمْ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَـمًّى
and give you respite for a term appointed,
in this worldly life.
Allah said in other Ayat,
وَأَنِ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُواْ إِلَيْهِ يُمَتِّعْكُمْ مَّتَاعًا حَسَنًا إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَيُوْتِ كُلَّ ذِي فَضْلٍ فَضْلَهُ
Seek the forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him in repentance, that He may grant you good enjoyment, for a term appointed, and bestow His abounding grace to every owner of grace. (10:3)
However, their nations went on arguing against their Prophethood, after they had to submit to the first evidence (that Allah Alone created everything).
Disbelievers reject Prophethood because the Messengers were Humans!
Their nations said,
قَالُواْ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلاَّ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا
They said:”You are no more than human beings like us!
so why should we follow you just because you say so, even though we did not witness a miracle by your hands,
تُرِيدُونَ أَن تَصُدُّونَا عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ابَأوُنَا
You wish to turn us away from what our fathers used to worship.
فَأْتُونَا بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
Then bring us a clear authority.
i.e. a miracle of our choice.
قَالَتْ لَهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ إِن نَّحْنُ إِلاَّ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ
Their Messengers said to them:”We are no more than human beings like you…”
affirming that truly, they were only human being like their nations,
وَلَـكِنَّ اللّهَ يَمُنُّ عَلَى مَن يَشَاء مِنْ عِبَادِهِ
but Allah bestows His grace to whom He wills of His servants,
with Prophethood and Messengership which is His choice,
وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا أَن نَّأْتِيَكُم بِسُلْطَانٍ
It is not ours to bring you an authority,
according to your choice,
إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ اللّهِ
except by the permission of Allah,
after we beg Him and He provides us with a miracle,
وَعلَى اللّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُوْمِنُونَ
And in Allah (alone) let the believers put their trust.
in all their affairs.
Their Messengers said to them next.
وَمَا لَنَا أَلاَّ نَتَوَكَّلَ عَلَى اللّهِ
And why should we not put our trust in Allah,
after He had guided us to the best, most clear and plain way,
وَقَدْ هَدَانَا سُبُلَنَا
while He indeed has guided us in our ways!
وَلَنَصْبِرَنَّ عَلَى مَا اذَيْتُمُونَا
And we shall certainly bear with patience all the hurt you may cause us,
such as foolish actions and abusive statements,
وَعَلَى اللّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ
and in Allah (alone) let those who trust, put their trust.